In an apparent reference to disgruntled PML-N stalwart Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan's election symbol of jeep, Maryam Nawaz, former premier Nawaz Sharif's daughter, said this symbol represents "celestial beings". In a statement, she said the people who will vote for the symbol of jeep should know that they will be voting for 'aliens'.
She clarified that her father has said nothing against state institutions. What is wrong in asking the institutions to work within their jurisdiction, she asked. Maryam said she and her father are willing to return to the country, but would go back only after her mother's condition improves. Nisar is contesting from NA-59 (Rawalpindi), NA 63 (Taxila) and Punjab Assembly's PP-10 and PP-12.
A day earlier, while addressing a public rally in Chakri, Nisar urged people of the area to vote for jeep (his electoral symbol) in large numbers.